Forty-three teams have held a 3-1 lead in the World Series, and 37 of those teams went on to win the championship. The six that could not close the deal?

1903 Pirates - lost to Boston Americans (best of 9)1925 Senators - lost to Pirates 1958 Milwaukee - lost to Yankees1968 Cardinals - lost to Tigers1979 Orioles - lost to Pirates1985 Cardinals - lost to Royals

Can the Yankees, no strangers to choking in the post-season, become #7?

Since 1969, of the 16 times a team has held a 3-1 lead in the World Series, only three times has the series even gone to a Game 7 -- no matter who won.

A Philadelphia newspaper has apologized to readers for mistakenly running an ad congratulating the Philadelphia Phillies on winning back-to-back World Series titles. ...The three-quarter-page Macy's ad is on the back of the front section and features a T-shirt with the Phillies logo, the commissioner's trophy and the phrase "Back To Back World Series Champions."

I always forget the nuances that come with NL baseball until the WS. I hated the DH when it started, but am so used to it now that it seems so quaint to see the pitcher at bat. But it does add some strategic maneuvers to the game that the DH has killed.

Most minor leagues use the DH too. So the last time the pitchers hit would be in high school or college. If there was no more DH I would wish for more offensive emphasis in the minor leagues for the pitchers.

Thanks Amy. I take Mondays off, so a Monday night game is good for me. PLUS this week I also took Sunday off, too.

I was feeling really exhausted and burnt out, and decided to use my last paid day off for the year for some extra recoup time. (Work has been insanely busy too.) Having both Sunday and Monday off was very restorative.

My classes end that first week in December after (US) Thanksgiving. Exams start the following week. Of course, I will then be grading until classes start again in January (though I do take a week off between Christmas and New Years).

No exams, only papers. An annoying number of group projects, too. I understand our professional life will require a lot of collaborative projects, but presumably we'd be doing that on work time. Finding the time to meet with other students for projects is difficult.

I assign a number of group projects to my first year students and hear the same complaints/concerns. But I do think learning to collaborate and share ideas is important. Most lawyers have to do that, no matter how or where they practice. But I am sympathetic to the logistical and other issues they create.

Our house is great! We are very happy. Rebecca and Brian were here to see it for the first time this weekend and loved it. It was great to have a full house for the weekend, great to have it back to ourselves again!

Yup, pets are all well. Cassie somehow ate something she shouldn't have last week---we can't figure out how. But she was sick again, cost us another $700, but is fine now. We think she somehow got into the cat litter, disgusting as that may seem. Dogs can be so dumb.

Amy - been in Yosemite Pk for 3 days. In Fresno now, heading south.Jere - I know. I've been swamped getting ready for this trip and just haven't taken time to stop and do that.Probably won't be here long now either. Meeting my son's "California Girl" for dinner!

Amy, see here. A collar that emits a pheromone that only dogs can smell, that calms them and helps them feel secure. It doesn't work on all dogs, but we lucked out. It's made a huge difference for Cody. No risk, no side effects.

That's your defensive replacement? The guy caught that ball like he didn't know there was a man on third, and then his weak-ass throw couldn't get a guy who wasn't even intending to try to score at first.